Chinese offshore oil and gas major CNOOC posted a record first-half net profit on Wednesday, as higher oil prices driven by the Iran war and rising production boosted earnings.Net profit attributable to shareholders rose 23.4% to 85.8 billion yuan ($12…
Oil prices fell more than $2 a barrel on Wednesday as talks between Iran and Oman revived hopes that the Strait of Hormuz could reopen and remove shipping constraints affecting supply in the key Middle East region.Brent crude futures LCOc1 fell $2…
Saudi Arabian drilling contractor Arabian Drilling has signed a contract with Masirah Oil and Northern Offshore to drill two firm wells and two optional wells in Oman, marking the company's entry into a new Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) market…
McDermott has secured a mega engineering, procurement, construction and installation (EPCI) contract by ADNOC for work related to increasing gas recovery and production from the Umm Shaif field.The contract, valued over $1 billion, is for Package…
Iran has issued a warning that vessels violating its arrangements for transiting the Strait of Hormuz could face restrictions, including fines, detention, or confiscation, the Persian Gulf Strait Authority wrote in a post on X.The warning heightens…
Bohai Phase 5 has entered full operation at the Penglai oil field offshore China, expanding production infrastructure through a project delivered by ConocoPhillips and operator CNOOC.The development adds two new wellhead platforms, four platform…
Mermaid Maritime is expanding into the U.S. offshore energy market, establishing a wholly owned corporate presence in Delaware as part of a strategy focused initially on opportunities in the Gulf of America.The new U.S. entity will serve as the group's operational and contracting platform…
India's top explorer, Oil and Natural Gas Corp (ONGC), hopes to soon sign agreements with Venezuela to operate two oil blocks under the South American nation's new petroleum law, its finance chief said on Wednesday.State-run ONGC, through its overseas investment arm ONGC Videsh…
Fugro Survey India has been awarded a three-year contract by Vantage International Management Company to provide remotely operated vehicle (ROV)-based deepwater drill support services for ONGC's offshore drilling operations in India.Under the contract…
Vantris Energy has secured new offshore engineering and drilling work in Malaysia, including a transportation and installation (T&I) work order from Petronas and a tender-assisted drilling rig (TADR) assignment and contract for offshore development drilling campaigns…
ADNOC, in collaboration with SLB, has deployed an artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled Real-Time Operations Center (RTOC) platform across its fleet of more than 120 drilling rigs, aiming to improve drilling performance, reduce engineering effort…
Oil prices rose on Tuesday as a diplomatic resolution to the U.S.-Iran conflict remained uncertain, while disruptions to oil flows through key shipping routes persisted.Front-month Brent futures LCOc1 rose $1.04, or 1.24%, to $84.81 a barrel…
India's Oil and Natural Gas Corp will reserve half of its planned 1.75 million metric ton (about 13 million barrels) oil storage facility to meet the country's strategic needs, junior oil minister Suresh Gopi told lawmakers on Monday.ONGC, India's top oil explorer…
Subsea7 has been awarded a sizeable contract by Brunei Shell Petroleum (BSP) for a pipeline replacement project offshore Brunei.The contract covers the engineering, procurement, construction and installation (EPCI) of subsea pipeline and riser…
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